Dr.

Nandita Palshetkar
FOGSI PRESIDENT
FOGSI CURRENT UPDATES
Vol. 2
EDITORS
Current recommendations for vaccines for female infertility patients:
A Committee opinion
Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine,
Birmingham, Alabama. Fertil Steril October 2018;110(5):838-41.

Routine Vaccinations
Tdap: Healthcare providers should vaccinate women who are pregnant or might become pregnant and
Dr Pratik Tambe have not previously receive Tdap.
Chairperson Endocrinlogy
Committee, FOGSI
Varicella: Prior to pregnancy, all adults without evidence of immunity should receive 2 doses of single
antigen varicella vaccine administered one month apart or a second dose if they have previously
received only one dose. Pregnancy should be avoided one month after vaccination.

MMR: Recommended for all women without conrmed immunity to rubella. Should be administered
before pregnancy and pregnancy to be avoided for one month after vaccination. Inadvertent
administration is not an indication for pregnancy termination.
Dr Ameya Purandare
Joint Secretary, FOGSI
Inuenza: Annual vaccination recommended for all women age 6 years and older. Women who are
pregnant or contemplating pregnancy should be immunized as inuenza infection may increase the
risk for medical complications.

HPV: Women through age 26 should be vaccinated to prevent HPV infections and HPV associated
diseases including cancers. While HPV vaccination is not recommended during pregnancy, there is no
evidence that the vaccine is harmful and no intervention is required for women who inadvertently
Dr Rohan Palshetkar receive it while pregnant.
Youth Coordinator, FOGSI
Nonroutine vaccinations
Penumococcal vaccine: Individuals at high risk including those with asplenia, sickle-cell anaemia,
chronic cardiovascular/pulmonary disease, diabetes or immunocompromise. Ideally, such vaccination
should take place prior to pregnancy.

HBV: Approved for any woman at high risk including those receiving haemodialysis, clotting factor
concentrates, healthcare workers exposed to blood and blood products, intravenous drug users,
women with an STI or multiple sexual partners, travelling to areas with high incidence and women in
the same household as a known infected indicidual.

Hepatitis A vaccine and meningococcal vaccine: Limited to individuals who live in high endemic
areas. Preferably, vaccine should be administered before pregnancy because experience in pregnancy
is limited.

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